Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 47.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 47.26 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahamas peaked at 47.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.13, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 8th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.13 | — |
| 1991 | 19.96 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 20.81 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 21.7 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 22.62 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 23.57 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 24.55 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 25.56 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 26.58 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 27.62 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 28.66 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 29.7 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 30.72 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 31.72 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.71 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33.67 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 34.61 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 35.53 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.42 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.29 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 38.14 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 38.97 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.77 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 40.55 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 41.31 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.07 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.83 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.57 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 44.31 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 45.05 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 45.78 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 46.52 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 47.26 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.21 | 19.13 | 27.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1 | 28.66 | 37.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.66 | 38.14 | 45.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.52 | 45.78 | 47.26 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahamas was 47.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 47.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.13 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Bahamas ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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